INFLAME

/ɪnˈfleɪm/

Scrabble

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I(1) N(1) F(4) L(1) A(1) M(3) E(1)

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Definition

/ɪnˈfleɪm/

verb

To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat.
“to inflame desire”
To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of.
“to inflame the eyes by overwork”
To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.